New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-30

whore Broadway intersects Fitth-ave. at Twenty
thrdst His place is scarcely large enough to turn
around in It night re said with tfuthfulness that IN
Il two make q company and three crowd He ID
well-known uptown, having made fortune in flowers
with q heavy round face small black mustache and
light tuft Of chin whiskers which would show well
in a picture OF one OF the early Dutch settlers OF
| Manhattan.
Inventive genius has brought out little recently in
electricity but it is whispered that of the great
telephone inventors has hit upon so netting in teleg
raphy which will go far beyond anything known in
that line or in telephony. The invention 1t is de-
scribed to me- is like slate placed npOn mans desk
upon which q message may be written and by the
simple touch of n button transferred to the central
office and thence to destination in exact acsmile
Messages can be delivered automatically without
the presence of the persons to whom they directed
Western railroad men who come to New-York discuss
with great deal of earnestness tie problems OF ele
waited railroad transportation. Mr.. Baxter of
Nashville, who Is attorney for he Louisville and
Nashville railroad. remarked the other day: 4" You
are crowdng the limits of travel on the elevated
roads. The trains are being run vigorously to
each other and at pretty rapid rate of speed The
cars are packed and ammed full with people, indcat
ing necessity for greater facilities The greatest
danger OF accidents 1t seems to me- lies in the possible
giving out at critical period Of the air brakes, which
woald cause train to crash into the ono In front
happen on railroad was in an accident not long
! ago myself on passenger tram road when the
air brakes gave ont. The engineer whistled for the
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| who with the conductor endeavorcd to SET the hand
brakes, but before it could be done had crashed
into freight train 1t seems to me that the elevated
trains ought to carry two sets OF brakes. both under
| the control of the engineer one to be used only in
cases OF emergency. 1t would 90 long way toward
pertectlng the safety OF elevated railroad travel"
sWith the single exception of the Tuxedo Park
Slide" said b. Gage, OF Saratoga. were chat.
ting about tobogganing. d" the Saratoga Toboggan
Club slide is the longest in this country. l believe
Pierre B,DO
1000 feet long. The Saratoga slide is over $500
feet long. The runways extend 2, 400 feet from the
top of the chues from the ends OF which the tobOg
gans fan out in order TO avoid collisions. We have
three of these chutes in the best possible order for
safety and speed ne drop fr9 'n the top B OF Se
attained is faster than that of any other slide in Amer
lea. This is n voluntary acknowledgement hy the
visiting members OF clubs OF other places The speed ia
great that many of the visitors hesitate
their first slide notwithstanding they are sured
Of the safety by the fact that of the 600 people who
have enjoyed the slide. not has vet been seriously
injured. Even the children OF ten and twelve years
manage their own toboggans as we'll as the elders.
The entire run Ia "a straight an arrow. The officers
OF the club devote almost all their tune 10 the care and
welfare of the club and its guests so that the dis
cplne is excel ent. When lett Saratoga in the early
part of the week had tbres feet of there and
were spending most of our time in ploughng out the
streets. The Thermometer has been IA low a. l4o
below zero during the winter IL Is curious feature
OF the winters that when our depth OF snow came III
steady fall, Albany, forty miles away from us, was
treated with n rainfall
II happened by curious contrast that on leaving
Mr.. Gage tell in with n man who lives at Port Eliza
BETH in South Africa and who visiting this country
for pleasure His name is Elmer s. Ensmore and one
OF tue first remarks he made about the cold winter
he had encountered here compared with the climate
of Port Elizabeth. Said he: In papers that have
received from home | noted the thermometer tor the
first week in January and found that IL had registered
1877 in the shade We have hot nights there. Although
we are on the coast all the winds from the land
OF course we have our winter season when yon have
of han
Nj. Ensmore remai ked that no progress was made
toward civilization by the natives. who we're lot OF
shiftlcss beings with no ambition beyond securing
their daily bread, which they quite rs likely to
steal TO buy to procure by work. The immor
atty among the women was terrible. A great many
people from England ani Scot and find their way TO
South Africa. Al the Kimberly diamond mines, which
about 400 miles from Port Elizabeth, every ma
ticnaty oan be found Some fine stones have been
seems 20 be largely matter of luck as some men get
rich in a single while others spend years there
without accomplishing anything
Next to the Massachusetts, officials with whom he
had controversy over the New-iork and New-Eng
land road | think, Cyrus W. Field hates Mugwump
beyond any one else. lie expressed something OF this
feeling the other day while discussing newspaper prop
erty and prosperity although he made no direct app
cation. Said he The only course tor great news
paper Is to be partisan. \ newspaper must be one
thing or the other. Republican paper which gets on
the fence and then supports "A Democrat or Demo
cratic paper which gets on the fence and then sup
ports Republican must lOs- its old friend. and sup
porters with very little chance OF making new Duos.
You the members OF the political party which gain
an adv utagc by ts change have their avorite paper
and their sympathes are already placed Then they
are afraid t. tru't n paper which has made such
change. They do not know at what moment IL may
Hop again. consistent straightforward course il
the only which great newspaper eau be built
up"
The suggestion made by President Clarke of the
Illinois Central Railroad that the tIunk lines should
meet and put the through rates up 100 per cent on
account of the Interstate Commerce bill the sub
iect OF conversation with Ralroad Commissioners ohm
-. Herman yesterday, when the Commissioner OBJ
served There is always more or less talk OF that
kind whenever any legislation Is attempted affecting
the railroads. Mhen the Railroad Commission was
created in this State il declared that the railroads
were going to smash things. Mr. Carkes proposition
could not be carried In the matter OF legislation
affecting railroads. the managers OF these properties
are themselves largely responsible for the results
While legislation il pending they can hardly ever be
induced to participate in the perfection OF bills Take
this matter OF the Interstate Commerce bill Illus
trution. senator Cullom invited such men rs Fink |
and blanchard, who railroad experts, and the !
leading presidents OF the railroads To submit TO tue
Senate Committee complete bills such as they would |
sugg est Tor the regulation OF commerce. Bills were
also asked from members of railroad commissions
and Others. In looking through the rel orts OF the
committee was surprised TO find bill which had
drafted the only one presented. had some little time
on my hands last summer and spent it in the prepar
alton OF the bill and sent it to Senator Cullom, who |
printed il in his report II the railro al people would
take as much interest in assisting legislators they
do in denouncing them after they have completed |
their work they would not have occasion to give
much adverse criticism"
In General Simon Camcrons apartment the other |
day his attention called to prediction by New.
York politician in which he took considerable interest.
n WAS to the effect that at The State Convention of
next year to select delegates to Chicago, there is
likely to be a struggle between two factions both bent
on the same objcct-thc nomination OF Mr.. Blaine.
The politicians argument that the lscock Morton
combination will present set of delegates and
Senator Miller and his friends will present another
set the struggle being merely to the
General Cameron said That would be n curious
indeed But is not unprecedented in this
country. We had Just such struggle that In
PENNSYLVANIA in General Jacksons time So you see.
il this takes place it will only be history repeating
itself"
That dashing Confederate cavalry leader, General